Rockefeller Urges Civil Rights Support at GOP Platform
In San Francisco Gov Nelson Rockefeller urged the Republican platform committee to affirm the civil rights act as constitutional. He warned against turning the party into a doctrinaire extremist instrument and urged broadening the base beyond a minority within a minority. He cited Republican majorities in Congress as pivotal to civil rights gains and urged leaders to avoid fearing or pandering to prejudice.
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San Francisco
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Locan
New York
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Rockefeller
Lincoln
Republican Party
Goldwater Says No Republican Can Beat Johnson Now
In an Der Spiegel interview dated June 30, Barry Goldwater tells why he believes no Republican can defeat Lyndon Johnson for the presidency. He cites Southern support and party dynamics, noting banks and money influence and that East Coast aristocracy often shapes the nominee. He also comments on coexistence with the Communists and treaty history.
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Hamburg
Germany
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
der Spiegel
Goldwater
Senate
Hermann Schreiber
Johnson
Washington
Pres- Raleigh
South
Board of Elections
William
Scranton
Nelson Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Georgey
Wallace
Alabama
William Joslin
Joslin
Abuses in Dying Costs Trigger Senate Hearings
A Senate Antitrust subcommittee opened hearings on alleged abuses in funeral costs and sales practices. Wilbur M. Krieger of the National Select Morticians claimed rules proposed by the trade group would curb abuses, including unwarranted embalming, burial vault use, secret kickbacks, and steering of customers to specific mortuaries. He cited costs like 750 dollars for services and noted headlines such as Death Cost Too High.
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Washington
Ate
Wilbur M. Krieger
National Select
Evanston
Inl
Senate
Fed
Trade Commission
Tomer
Criti
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Northern Students’ Civil Rights Actions Draw Disapproval
Louis Harris reports the American public opposes northern students pressuring Mississippi civil rights, while strong majorities favor President Johnson sending federal troops to restore peace if desegregation orders are resisted. Whites in the South show mixed views, but nationwide support for using federal force in Mississippi appears solid.
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Harris
South
Louis Harris
Mississippi
Johnson
Jackson
Biloxi
Lake Counties
Romney Splits With Scranton On Civil Rights Platform
SAN FRANCISCO AP. Michigan Governor George Romney skipped backing Pennsylvania Governor Scranton’s push for a convention floor declaration that the civil rights law is constitutional. Romney’s prepared remarks omitted the issue, signaling a possible rift as Scranton’s backers push to rally support and affect Goldwater’s path to the nomination.
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Jack Bell
San Francisco
Michigan
George Romney
Pennsylvania
Wiliam W. Scranton
Romney
Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Katherine St. George
Laird
Goldwater
Senate
Washington
Denison Kitchell
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Craig ‘Truax
Mexican Quake Takes 31 Lives
The Pacific coast quake centered in Guerrero killed 31 people, mainly in mountain villages, while Acapulco reported no casualties. Mexico City felt light damage with one minor injury as tremors shook for about 30 seconds and the Mercalli intensity reached 6. The event followed fears after the 1987 quake that caused higher casualties.
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Morris W. Rosenberg
Mexico City
Mexico
Guerrero
Acapulco
Xebb i
Coyuca de Catalan
Ciudad Altamirano
Three Furniture Dealers Earn Awards At Breakfast
At a Southern Furniture Exposition breakfast, three furniture dealers from Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina received Furniture South awards presented by Shelba Cornelison. Recipients: Raymond S. Bowen of Bowen's Town and Country Furniture Co. Winston Salem. Louis Draisin of Morris Sokol Furniture Co. Charleston. and Douglas H. Pulley of The Holladay House Inc. Richmond. The event highlighted market values, with talks on market trends and advice for buyers, emphasizing selective purchasing and local needs.
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Furniture South
Southern Retail Furniture Assn
Raymond Bowen
Bowen Town & Country
Winston- Salem
Douglas Pulley
Holladay
Outh Awards House
Richmond, Va
Louis Draisin
Morris Sokol Furniture
Charleston, D. C
Shelba Cornelison
Furniture South Magazine
Jim Hawkins
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Samee Southern Furniture
Raymond S. Bowen
Bowen’s Town and Country Furniture Co
Winston Salem
Morris Sokol Furniture Co
Charleston
Douglas H. Pulley
Holladay House Inc
Richmond
Southern Retail Furniture Assnami
Southern Furniture Exposition
Assa
John Tobin
H. E
Skin) Parker
High Point
Tobin
Parker
H. Williams
Reidsville
SRFA
Leo Heer
Warren Denton
Harrison
Case urges civil suit to recover Baker pay
Senator Clifford Case proposes using a civil action to force Bobby Baker to disgorge profits from his Senate pay and telephone use while in office. He urges the attorney general to pursue the case to reclaim more than two million dollars allegedly gained through influence. Case criticizes the Senate investigation as inadequate and calls for accountability.
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John Chadwick
Baker
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Wiliams
Lastj
Sentenci
Bobby Baker
Thetate
Senate
Robert F
United States
Kennedy
Ac- Baker
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Case
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